In Recognition of World AIDS Day

Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH
Topic: Technology-based HIV Prevention and Treatment Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults
December 5, 2024 | 12:30 PM | WebEx

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Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH is a Distinguished and Endowed McKenzie Professor in the College of Nursing at the Florida State University (FSU). She is the founding director of the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation at FSU.
Dr. Hightow-Weidman is an expert in the development, implementation and evaluation of digital health interventions (DHIs) to address the HIV Care Continuum for adolescents and young adults, particularly among sexual and gender minority populations. Her research interests include technology-based HIV prevention and treatment interventions for adolescents and emerging adults, specifically interventions that incorporate game-based elements, self-monitoring and tracking and provision of social support to increase engagement and impact health behavior. She has developed technology-based interventions that aim to increase uptake and adherence to biomedical prevention and treatment, to increase HIV diagnosis, linkage and retention in care and to ameliorate stigma and increase resilience. She has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed articles on these topics and has a proven track record of successful funding from the National Institutes of Health, HIV/AIDS Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CT SSN is excited to partner with Representative Jaime Foster (D-57 (Ellington, East Windsor, and Vernon)), Representative Dominique Johnson (D-143 (Norwalk and Westport)), and UConn’s InCHIP to host the second “Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy” (Moving Beyond) conference. The conference will bring together academics, legislators, and other policymakers in advance of the 2025 Connecticut legislative session.

When: Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 11:30am lunch | 12pm-6pm conference programming
Where: Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106

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